It's not the Ready for Kindergarten test that's causing concern among some teachers, it's the time educators said it takes to administer the tests.

It's not the Ready for Kindergarten test that's causing concern among some teachers, it's the time educators said it takes to administer the tests.

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Updated: 5:47 PM EDT Oct 23, 2014

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WEBVTT MARYLAND HAS COME UP WITH A NEW TEST WHICH NEARLY 67,000 KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS WILL TAKE. IT IS CALLED READY FOR KINDERGARTEN. IT IS NOT THE TEST CAUSING CONCERN FOR SOME TEACHERS. IT IS THE TIME ADMINISTRATORS SAY IT TAKES TO TAKE THE TEST. WE AREN'T TALKING ABOUT MAJOR TESTS. THESE ARE FIVE-YEAR-OLDS. STATE OFFICIALS SAY IT IS CRUCIAL AND LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR FUTURE OF LEARNING. MARYLAND HAS BEEN TESTING KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. EDUCATORS SAY IT HAS GIVEN THEM A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO LEARN IN THOSE EARLY YEARS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW HOW CHILDREN ARE DOING AND IF THEY REALLY ARE READY. WHEN WE SAY READY, WE MEAN, HOW WELL DO THEY LEARN THE SKILLS? THE NEW TESTS, READY FOR KINDERGARTEN, GIVEN FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, -- WHEN YOU HAVE TO SPEND AN HOUR PER CHILD JUST TO ASSESS WHERE THEY ARE WHEN YOU SHOULD BE TEACHING THEM RULES OF SCHOOL, HOW TO GET ALONG WITH ONE ANOTHER, ASSESSING FOR THE THINGS YOU NEED SO YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH CURRICULUM, THAT IS A HUGE DEAL. THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR CONCERNS ABOUT THE KINDERGARTEN TEST FROM OTHER TEACHERS. IT'S JUST THE TIMING, THE WORKLOAD, AND THE USEFULNESS OF THE ASSESSMENT. ON TOP OF COMMON CORE. STATE EDUCATORS BELIEVE THE BENEFITS OF THE NEW TESTS OUTWEIGH ANY FUTURE COMPLAINTS. SOME OF THE ITEMS ARE TASKED THAT THEY WOULD DO ANYWAY WITH CHILDREN, WITH MATT -- WITH MATH MANIPULATIVES FOR A BOOK THEY WOULD ASK THEM ABOUT. THEY WATCH THE CHILDREN WHILE THEY ARE PLAYING. THEY CAN TAKE THAT INFORMATION DOWN AND ENTER IT LATER. A TASK SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY IS MORE DRIVEN WITH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. THE RESULTS FROM THE NEW KINDERGARTEN TEST WILL BE RELEASED IN THE SPRING. TO LEARN MORE, GO TO OUR WEBSITE WBALTV.COM, AND YOU WILL FIND IT